4,4′-Thiodianiline (TDA) is the organosulfur compound with the formula (H2NC6H4)2S. It is classified as a diamine and a thioether. It typically appears as an (off-)white solid powder. An analogue of TDA is the drug dapsone, for which the sulphur species is oxidised.
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Preferred IUPAC name
4,4′-Sulfanediyldianiline | |
Other names
p,p′-Thiodianiline; Bis(4-aminophenyl) sulfide; 4,4′-Thioaniline; 4-(4-Aminophenyl)sulfanylaniline
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.883 |
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C12H12N2S | |
Molar mass | 216.3 g/mol |
Appearance | Brown-brown violet powder or needles |
Density | 1.26 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 105 to 107 °C (221 to 225 °F; 378 to 380 K) |
Boiling point | 464.8 °C (868.6 °F; 738.0 K) @ 760mmHg |
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Flash point | 234.9 °C (454.8 °F; 508.0 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis
editSulfur is boiled in excess aniline over several hours to produce three isomers (1,1′; 1,4; 4,4′) of TDA.[1] The same journal documents syntheses of similar and overlapping compounds by Merz and Weith in 1871, and K. A. Hoffman in 1894. A study by Nietzki and Bothof[2] shows indications that including an oxide of lead may maximize the yield of the 4,4′ variant that this page refers to.
Uses
editTDA was used as a chemical intermediate in the production of three dyes: CI mordant yellow 16, milling red G and milling red FR, as well as the medicine Dapsone. TDA has also been used in the synthesis of polyimine vitrimers.[3]
Production
editTDA is no longer produced in the USA.
Toxicity
editTDA has caused mutations in some strains of Salmonella typhimurium and has caused tumors in laboratory mice and rats.
Related compounds
editReferences
edit- ^ Hodgson, Herbert Henry (January 1924). "Direct sulphuration of aniline". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 1924 (125): 1855–1858. doi:10.1039/CT9242501855. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Nietzki, R; Bothof, Heinrich (1894). "The Understanding of Thioanilines". Reports of the German Chemical Society. 27 (3): 3261–3263. doi:10.1002/cber.189402703119.
- ^ Schoustra, Sybren K.; Dijksman, Joshua A.; Zuilhof, Han; Smulders, Maarten M. J. (2021). "Molecular control over vitrimer-like mechanics – tuneable dynamic motifs based on the Hammett equation in polyimine materials". Chemical Science. 12 (1): 293–302. doi:10.1039/d0sc05458e. ISSN 2041-6520. PMC 8178953. PMID 34163597.